Starbucks Could Owe Millions To Baristas Who Unionized
Federal officials claim Starbucks cut workers’ hours at hundreds of unionized stores without bargaining over it — and they want the coffee chain to pay up. The general counsel of …
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Shawn Fain Says Trump’s Show Of Auto Worker Support ‘A Con’
The Detroit News reported earlier this week that several people wearing “Auto Workers for Trump” T-shirts at a Donald Trump campaign event in Michigan were not actually auto workers. The …
Kamala Couldn’t Get Teamster Endorsement Despite Saving Pensions
When Vice President Kamala Harris met with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 16, she was hoping to walk away with a major union endorsement. The …
Firefighters Union Endorses No One For President
The leading union for firefighters said Thursday it would not be endorsing anyone for president this year, even though the union backed Democrat Joe Biden for the White House in …
Port Strike Puts Biden In Tight Spot As Election Approaches
The longshoremen’s strike that bottled up U.S. ports from Maine to Texas has put Joe Biden in a tough political spot five weeks out from the presidential election. Tens of …
California Bans Anti-Union ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill into law Friday barring employers from holding mandatory anti-union meetings in the workplace. The legislation makes California the latest and largest state …
Foreign Nurses Who Quit Their U.S. Jobs Face Legal Nightmare
Jyothi Renny says she learned about her $30,000 debt when she received a phone call in January from her old employer, a health care staffing firm called MedPro International. MedPro …
Teamsters President Ripped For Union Not Endorsing Kamala Harris
Former longtime Teamsters President Jim Hoffa blasted his successor on Thursday for the union’s controversial decision not to endorse Kamala Harris for president. Hoffa accused the union’s current leader, Sean …
Trump Judge Sides With Employer Arguing NLRB Is Unconstitutional
A federal judge in Texas just handed a court victory to an employer who’s arguing that a key labor rights agency is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman of the …
Boeing Workers Go On Strike
Thousands of Boeing workers went on strike on the West Coast Friday morning after rejecting a tentative contract their union negotiated with the aerospace manufacturer. The massive work stoppage, involving …